World Team of the 20th Century
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The team, comprised of the century's best players, was voted on by a panel that included 250 international soccer journalists and released on June 10, 1998 in conjunction with the opening of the 1998 World Cup. The panel first selected the European and South American Teams of the Century and then chose the World Team from those two lists.
World Team
| Pos | |
|---|---|
| GK | Lev Yashin, Soviet Union |
| D | Carlos Alberto, Brazil |
| D | Franz Beckenbauer, West Germany |
| D | Bobby Moore, England |
| D | Nilton Santos, Brazil |
| MF | Johan Cruyff, Netherlands |
| MF | Alfredo Di Stefano, Argentina |
| MF | Michel Platini, France |
| F | Pele, Brazil |
| F | Garrincha, Brazil |
| F | Diego Maradona, Argentina |
European Team
| Pos | |
|---|---|
| GK | Lev Yashin, Soviet Union |
| D | Paolo Maldini, Italy |
| D | Franz Beckenbauer, West Germany |
| D | Bobby Moore, England |
| D | Franco Baresi, Italy |
| MF | Johan Cruyff, Netherlands |
| MF | Eusebio, Portugal |
| MF | Michel Platini, France |
| F | Ferenc Puskas, Hungary |
| F | Bobby Charlton, England |
| F | Marco Van Basten, Netherlands |
South American Team
| Pos | |
|---|---|
| GK | Ubaldo Fillol, Argentina |
| D | Carlos Alberto, Brazil |
| D | Elias Figueroa, Chile |
| D | Daniel Passarella, Argentina |
| D | Nilton Santos, Brazil |
| MF | Didi, Brazil |
| MF | Alfredo Di Stefano, Argentina |
| MF | Rivelino, Brazil |
| F | Pele, Brazil |
| F | Garrincha, Brazil |
| F | Diego Maradona, Argentina |
| Year-by-Year Comparisons | The World Cup |
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